Member Count
This button will display a new web page, which is a total count of members on your list. All members, regardless of their status, are included in the count. You have the option of
grouping the member count three different ways: by date, by status, or by type. Choose the proper grouping from the drop-down menu then click the "Member Count" button to view those results.
By Date
This will display a per-day breakdown on how many members joined your list. All members, regardless of their status, are included in the count.
Note: When a member unsubscribes they are deleted from the database and hence deleted from this count. In other words, if 10 people join on Monday and two leave on Tuesday, if you do this page, you
will be told that 8 people joined on Monday, since the two that left are automatically taken into account.
Thus, viewing your members in this way shows the real growth rate of your mailing list, after unsubscribes and removes are taken into account.
By Member Kind (Type)
This will display the members with respect to how they receive mailings. This shows you exactly how many of your members are set to receive mail, digests, mimedigests, indexes or no mail at all.
This is particularly useful for discussion groups, where many members are set to "nomail", since they may be obtaining the list messages via NNTP.
By Status
This will display the members with respect to the status setting. Typically, the members will have "normal" status, however, there may be some members on "hold" or there may be members needing
confirmation ("unconfirmed").
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